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Chapter XV
AN ICICLE My room at the hotel was as dreary as a stubble-field upon a November evening. The whole house was new, varnished, and hard. My bedroom was small. A piece of new ingrain carpet covered part of the hard varnished floor. Four hard walls and a ceiling, deadly white, surrounded me.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A piece of new ingrain carpet covered part of the hard varnished floor.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “AN ICICLE My room at the hotel was as dreary as a stubble-field upon a November evening.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AN ICICLE My room at the hotel was as dreary as a stubble-field upon a November evening.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ICICLE My room at the hotel was as dreary as a stubble-field upon a November evening.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The whole house was new, varnished, and hard.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AN ICICLE My room at the hotel was as dreary as a stubble-field upon a November evening.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AN ICICLE My room at the hotel was as dreary as a stubble-field upon a November evening.
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From this reading My bedroom was small.
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From this reading A piece of new ingrain carpet covered part of the hard varnished floor.
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From this reading Four hard walls and a ceiling, deadly white, surrounded me.
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From this reading A piece of new ingrain carpet covered part of the hard varnished floor.
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From this reading Four hard walls and a ceiling, deadly white, surrounded me.
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From this reading AN ICICLE My room at the hotel was as dreary as a stubble-field upon a November evening.
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From this reading AN ICICLE My room at the hotel was as dreary as a stubble-field upon a November evening.
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From this reading A piece of new ingrain carpet covered part of the hard varnished floor.
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From this reading Four hard walls and a ceiling, deadly white, surrounded me.
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From this reading The whole house was new, varnished, and hard.
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From this reading AN ICICLE My room at the hotel was as dreary as a stubble-field upon a November evening.
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From this reading The whole house was new, varnished, and hard.
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From this reading AN ICICLE My room at the hotel was as dreary as a stubble-field upon a November evening.
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From this reading A piece of new ingrain carpet covered part of the hard varnished floor.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Four hard walls and a ceiling, deadly white, surrounded me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading AN ICICLE My room at the hotel was as dreary as a stubble-field upon a November evening.
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From this reading The whole house was new, varnished, and hard.
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From this reading AN ICICLE My room at the hotel was as dreary as a stubble-field upon a November evening.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A piece of new ingrain carpet covered part of the hard varnished floor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A piece of new ingrain carpet covered part of the hard varnished floor.
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From this reading A piece of new ingrain carpet covered part of the hard varnished floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN ICICLE My room at the hotel was as dreary as a stubble-field upon a November evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My bedroom was small.
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From this reading AN ICICLE My room at the hotel was as dreary as a stubble-field upon a November evening.
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From this reading Four hard walls and a ceiling, deadly white, surrounded me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN ICICLE My room at the hotel was as dreary as a stubble-field upon a November evening.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading AN ICICLE My room at the hotel was as dreary as a stubble-field upon a November evening.
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From this reading The whole house was new, varnished, and hard.
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From this reading Four hard walls and a ceiling, deadly white, surrounded me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN ICICLE My room at the hotel was as dreary as a stubble-field upon a November evening.
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From this reading Four hard walls and a ceiling, deadly white, surrounded me.
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From this reading The whole house was new, varnished, and hard.
